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Everything but the Truth: Gillian McAllister

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An utterly unique story with a deep heartbeat and expertly crafted moral dilemmas' Holly Seddon, author of Try Not To Breath Once I'd started I was of course powerless to stop. Everything But the Truth is a dream debut, brilliantly executed, clever and utterly realistic. I loved it." - Jill Mansell When she meets Malik while on the floor trying to move a very large couch, she's floored by how hot he is. She's even more flabbergasted when she meets him again on the top floor and discovers his grandfather is the unhappy occupant of the ultra-fancy suite Mom has been trying to rent for months. When she's called Lucy by Henrietta, her favorite resident who lives down the hall because she looks like the woman's deceased granddaughter, Malik assumes that's her name. Afraid that he'll lose interest if he knows the truth, Holly goes along with the lie. A schoolboy who has been urged to always tell the truth blurts out that an uncle of his has received a payoff from a politician. Chaos ensues, as teacher Joan Madison fights the school principal's decision to expel the boy from classes and enlists a newspaper columnist, Ernie Miller, to help support her cause.

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Everything but the Truth is a 1956 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe and Tim Hovey. [1] Much of the film score was composed by Henry Mancini. [2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Anyway, I know no one else cares about that kind of thing except for me so let’s get onto the book. As a reader, I experienced the typical agony that comes when two characters just won’t communicate with each other. Half of the book I was screaming at Holly, “JUST TELL HIM!!!” If she did, though, there would be less drama and tension, so I get it. Malik seemed like a good guy, but he was maybe a little too reformed? He had a troubled past and I find it hard to believe that there wasn’t any of that left in him. Lastly, the secondary characters were pretty great. I liked the senior citizens that were in the book (Charles and Henrietta) because I felt like it added a depth to the cast that a lot of books don’t have.McAllister delivers a fascinating, complex and fast paced read about love, lies and acceptance. You won't be able to put it down!" - Hollie Overton The ending was just perfect. I closed the book with an 'awwwwwww' that left me feeling optimistic and excited about life. There is a lot of emotion in this book and at times it did make me feel sad and cause me to pause and think about life but the author wrote about these sensitive subjects tactfully and with sympathy. There are also a couple of moral issues/dilemmas at the heart of the story which would make for quite a debate.

Everything But The Truth: gillian mcallister: 9781405928267

At first, I was going to go on this whole rant about Alex and how I didn't fully trust her and how she was a crappy friend because I'm so tired of books with crappy female friendships. But then there’s a huge revelation/explanation for her and her behavior – something I’d suspected a few chapters before we were officially told – and everything made so much more sense! So I won’t rant about crappy female friendships in this review and in relation to this book. But in general, I do wish we’d see less of this trope in YA! This one, about a young boy who wants to talk, intrude himself in adult affairs, is delicious. And the gorgeous Maureen O Hara, one of the few remaining female Hollywood movie stars still alive - with Laureen Bacall and Olivia De Havilland - is always worth seeing. I won't never be tired of her. Universal Studios is one of my all favourites, because it offered us pretty good pieces of work, as well in horror, scifi, crime, westerns, adventure films. And these were never boring or corny films. And often grade B pictures, but fancy B pictures. This comedy movie is also somewhere a B movie, pure Universal product, so charming and entertaining. One thing that was understandable about Holly though were her insecurities about her best friend, Alex and her relationship with Rena. It was relatable the way Holly was scared that Alex was replacing her with Rena but then again, I also had my suspicions that there was something more to it. AND I WAS RIGHT!!!I'm trying not give the details away so not to spoil anything. This book is certainly a light and fluffy romantic story that you can easily engulf in one sitting. It's your typical clean teen romance novel since the characters - especially the protagonist Holly - seem a bit immature for a bunch of 18-19 yr olds. They blow up the tiniest things and overthink every small complication. Despite this, this book is easily amusing and entertaining. I really enjoyed this great psychological thriller. It’s a pacey, fun read which kept me completely absorbed.

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As for the romance, I liked how we slowly got to know Holly and Malik a little better. They're both fully-formed characters. Holly is a bit girly but not overtly so. She likes antiques and interior decorating, and she has plans to attend Washington State University in the fall. Malik is set to run his grandfather's business - but he doesn't really want to. I was worried that part would be totally cliche, but it's not. He loves to read, and after a party boy past, he's actually realized the good he can do in this world and he's working toward ways he can do that and still take over his grandfather's company like expected.

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